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Supplementary Figure 4 from Survivin-3B Potentiates Immune Escape in Cancer but Also Inhibits the Toxicity of Cancer Chemotherapy

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posted on 2023-03-30, 21:48 authored by Frédérique Végran, Romain Mary, Anne Gibeaud, Céline Mirjolet, Bertrand Collin, Alexandra Oudot, Céline Charon-Barra, Laurent Arnould, Sarab Lizard-Nacol, Romain Boidot

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Dysregulation in patterns of alternative RNA splicing in cancer cells is emerging as a significant factor in cancer pathophysiology. In this study, we investigated the little known alternative splice isoform survivin-3B (S-3B) that is overexpressed in a tumor-specific manner. Ectopic overexpression of S-3B drove tumorigenesis by facilitating immune escape in a manner associated with resistance to immune cell toxicity. This resistance was mediated by interaction of S-3B with procaspase-8, inhibiting death-inducing signaling complex formation in response to Fas/Fas ligand interaction. We found that S-3B overexpression also mediated resistance to cancer chemotherapy, in this case through interactions with procaspase-6. S-3B binding to procaspase-6 inhibited its activation despite mitochondrial depolarization and caspase-3 activation. When combined with chemotherapy, S-3B targeting in vivo elicited a nearly eradication of tumors. Mechanistic investigations identified a previously unrecognized 7-amino acid region as responsible for the procancerous properties of survivin proteins. Taken together, our results defined S-3B as an important functional actor in tumor formation and treatment resistance. Cancer Res; 73(17); 5391–401. ©2013 AACR.